Guy West, 44, permanent substitute teacher at Stevens Cooperative School, Hoboken, New Jersey, "charged with distributing child pornography on the Internet" FBI Press Release: Hudson County Teacher Charged with Distributing Images of Child Sexual Abuse Over the Internet (Jan 7 2013) A permanent substitute teacher at a private school in Jersey City was arrested today after law enforcement officers discovered alleged child pornography on a computer at his residence, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.Guy West, 44, of Jersey City, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of distributing images of child sex abuse over the Internet. West will make his initial court appearance tomorrow before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz in Newark federal court.According to the criminal complaint:On December 18, 2012, West distributed videos and images depicting child sexual abuse on the Internet via peer-to-peer file sharing software to which others had access in shared directories. Special agents of the FBI executed a search warrant today at West’s residence, seizing digital evidence that contained numerous images depicting child sexual abuse, including material that involved prepubescent minors and material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct. The digital evidence seized included three files previously downloaded from West by law enforcement agents working in an undercover capacity on the peer-to-peer network.On the child pornography distribution count, West faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum potential penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge David Velazquez in Newark, the Jersey City Police Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office with the investigation leading to today’s arrest.The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Alfonzo Walsman of the U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Unit in Newark. Tags:
CBS Local New York: Popular New Jersey Teacher Charged With Distributing Child Porn (Jan 8 2013) A popular teacher at a private school in Hoboken and Jersey City has been arrested, charged with distributing child pornography on the Internet ... [Guy] West taught as a permanent substitute for some 17 years at a private school, Stevens Cooperative School, which has a campus in Jersey City, as well as in nearby Hoboken.
NJ.com: Jersey City sub teacher accused of distributing child porn makes first court appearance (Jan 8 2013) West appeared in court wearing street clothes and shackles. While [Public Defender David] Holman represented West today, he is not expected to stay at the helm of the defense. Holman told Shwartz today that a private attorney has contacted the court about representing West, but would not release the attorney's name. According to attorney Danielle Alfonzo Walsman of the U.S. Attorney's Office General Crimes Unit, West has already admitted to much of the evidence, but that information would not be confirmed by Holman.
Hudson Reporter: Local teacher arrested on child porn charges (Jan 8 2013) Guy West, a teacher there for 15 years, was charged with one count of distributing child abuse images over the internet. A complaint from the U.S. Attorney's Office says that at West's house, the FBI seized digital evidence that allegedly included "material that involved prepubescent minors and material that portrays sadistic or macoshistic conduct."
NJ Today: Teacher Arrested On Child Pornography Charge (Jan 8 2013) According to the criminal complaint: On Dec. 18, 2012, West allegedly distributed videos and images depicting child sexual abuse on the internet via peer-to-peer file sharing software, to which others had access in shared directories. Special agents of the FBI executed a search warrant on Jan. 7 at West’s residence, seizing digital evidence that contained numerous images allegedly depicting child sexual abuse, including material that involved prepubescent minors and material that portrays sadistic or masochistic conduct. According to the prosecution, the digital evidence seized included three files previously downloaded from West by law enforcement agents working in an undercover capacity on the peer-to-peer network.
NJ.com: Child porn arrest for teacher at Stevens Cooperative School in Jersey City (Jan 8 2013) A Stevens Cooperative School teacher was arrested yesterday on child pornography charges at his Jersey City home, school officials said. Guy West, 44, a permanent substitute teacher at Stevens for 15 years, was arrested at his Henry Street home in Jersey City before 9 a.m. yesterday. According to the criminal complaint issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, West allegedly distributed videos and images depicting child sexual abuse on the Internet in December.
NJ.com: Teacher facing kiddie porn charges is still getting lawyer, so no bail yet (Jan 9 2013) [Guy] West appeared in court wearing street clothes and shackles. While Holman represented West yesterday, he is not expected to stay at the helm of the defense. Holman told Shwartz yesterday that a private attorney has contacted the court about representing West, but would not release the attorney's name ... Because of the uncertainty of who will be representing West, no bail package was set and West was remanded to the U.S. marshals.
NJ.com: Teacher facing kiddie porn charges fired by school (Jan 9 2013) A Stevens Cooperative School teacher charged with allegedly distributing child pornography has been fired according to a school spokesman ... [Guy] West, a permanent substitute at Stevens for 17 years, was initially suspended by the school on Monday, but Stevens Director of Communications Wendy Eaton announced that West was terminated from Stevens yesterday. NJ.com: Jersey City-Hoboken school fires teacher accused of sending kiddie porn on Internet (Jan 10 2013)